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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do after Legatt finishes his tale of escape?
(a) Settles him into one of the beds in the crew's quarters.
(b) Lifts him into bed and draws the curtain.
(c) Gives him a blanket and pillow for the cot in the brig.
(d) Lays him down on the bed and gives him an extra pillow.

2. What alternative does the mysterious stranger weigh against boarding the narrator's ship?
(a) Sinking from exhaustion.
(b) Sleeping on the rope ladder.
(c) Diving to the bottom of the gulf.
(d) Strangling himself.

3. What does the captain watch leave once on board the ship?
(a) A nearby island.
(b) A school of dolphins.
(c) The horizon.
(d) The tug boat.

4. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?
(a) A small ship.
(b) Blockhouses.
(c) Towers.
(d) Stone walls.

5. What did Legatt remove from his body while he was swimming in the sea?
(a) His hat.
(b) His shoes and watch.
(c) All of these.
(d) His clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the captain refer to as his double or other self?

2. What shape is the hill on which the pagoda at the story's beginning sits?

3. Where does the captain go at the very end of Part I?

4. Where was Legatt swimming when he began swimming toward the captain's ship?

5. What features does the captain notice about Legatt?

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